Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between The University of Tennessee-Knoxville and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 15,269 male and 18,536 female students attending UTK. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UTK.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total27,03925,8251,214
Men12,33111,690641
Women14,70814,135573
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTK
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total6,7663,9882,778
Men2,9381,6931,245
Women3,8282,2951,533

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 26,033 White students (77.01%) and 1,903 Hispanic students (5.63%) at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native341024
Asian1,005497508
Black or African American1,224589635
Hispanic1,596713883
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1266
White21,3369,62311,713
Two or More Races1,318625693
Race/Ethnicity Unknown298156142
Total 27,03912,33114,708
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1468
Asian1808793
Black or African American366136230
Hispanic307120187
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander321
White4,6971,9042,793
Two or More Races17768109
Race/Ethnicity Unknown693237
Total 6,7662,9383,828

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 28,646 students whose age under twenty five and 2,634 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Especially, 4,288 students are younger than eighteen and 40 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
Total27,039 12,33114,708
Under 184,288 1,5982,690
18-1911,875 5,0876,788
20-218,224 4,0824,142
22-241,649 1,018631
25-29532 317215
30-34212 11597
35-3995 4451
40-49108 4266
50-6441 1922
65 and over15 96
Total 27,039 12,33114,708
Population by Student Age at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
TotalMenWomen
Total6,766 2,9383,828
18-199 18
20-21574 209365
22-242,027 8231,204
25-291,993 9381,055
30-34934 460474
35-39466 198268
40-49536 218318
50-64202 73129
65 and over25 187
Total 6,766 2,9383,828

Online Student Population

At The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 16,938 students (50.11% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,236 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,594 students live in Tennessee where The University of Tennessee-Knoxville is located in and 627 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total33,80527,0396,766
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,2364331,803
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,70214,111591
Not Enrolled in Online Classes16,86712,4954,372
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,2364331,803
Tennessee Residents1,5943801,214
Other State in U.S.62753574
Outside of U.S.15015
Unknown000